1 more gig of ram?

[basesloaded190]

hey guys i have my macbook with 2 gb of memory right now. i just bought elements 6 for mac. elements runs fairly smooth for me right now but when i have more than just that running my fans are going crazy and things start to slow down quite a bit. so my question would be, would me getting another gig of ram add any increase in performance or will it just be a small improvement that really wouldn't be worth the money

 

[Telp]

Somoene correct me if im wrong but doesnt RAM have to be paired with all the new machines? In which case youd have to do 4 gigs.

 

[basesloaded190]

i dont' have to get four gigs, but there are many topics saying that pairing them would be best, but i think to save some money from buy 4 gigs i would just buy a 2 gig chip

 

[KingYaba]

Just bump it up to four gigabytes. Memory can be had for under $100.00 so it's a great time to buy. I installed four myself and not have had one single page out yet.